When ‘Papa John’s’ Pizza signed Peyton Manning on as a spokesperson of course they knew they were getting an NFL great who would represent the brand well.

It was certainly good fortune for their business that Manning started the season with a record–tying seven touchdowns against the Super Bowl Champion Ravens and continues to make history; throwing 16 touchdowns and zero interceptions through the first four games.

There is no way, however, the pizza empire could have imagined it would get free advertising on the field in the middle of an actual game, but that’s exactly what happened when the Broncos played the Eagles this week.

Retired Colorado Avalanche NHL goalie Patrick Roy (pronounced Wah for all you non-hockey fans) is notorious for his fiery temper and knock down drag out brawls. Well, we only had to wait until the end of the first game of the season to find out.

After the final horn of a 6-1 win, Roy started yelling at Anaheim Coach Bruce Boudreau and then pounded the glass partition between the two benches.

As a die-hard Mets fan I’ve often wanted to jump off a bridge to put myself out of misery.

And many a Pirates fans have felt the same way for the better part of the last two decades.

But why one Bucco fan would take a nearly naked leap off the Roberto Clemente bridge in Pittsburgh into the chilly waters of the Allegheny River AFTER the Pirates actually won a playoff game is beyond me.

What is he going to do if they actually win the World Series??

Tough to say, I just hope – whatever it is – his friends get a better grasp on how to use their phone’s video camera.